Travel, Tech, Thoughts…
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Toren’s a genius
Here is Toren’s first blog post: iokjnuiujkcsjuikldkefrsd,kjchn kicjufvilkbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb mncv bajnhioerkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkdfvd jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjhn kmsssssssssssssssss nh vb jnnfcvgjb njhfducndfc8 vjk,mfcgv Never mind that it is completely unintelligible, he typed it with his feet! How many bloggers out there can type with their feet? (Yeah, he probably already spends too much time in front of the computer…)
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fingers don’t cut it
Toren is learning pretty quick. I used to be able to fool him with a finger: Now, unless there is something yummy on that finger (e.g., SpriteZero), he’s not interested at all.
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that wiley evolution!
I posted Debi’s and my newborn photos a while back and asked people to vote for who they thought Toren looked the most like. Turns out, 2/3 of those who voted (pretty small sample, people) chose me (I’m parent #2). Now I find out that Toren looking like me is probably an evolutionary adaptation. Here’s…
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Toren does cry
Looking back at the earlier videos I posted of Toren none of them really showed him crying. So, we found a shot of crying just to prove he does: Of course, it is from June 29th, almost a month ago, and he hasn’t cried since then… (okay, that’s not true) But I did have it…
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peek-a-boo
Sometimes I surprise myself by how slow I am to realize things… I was sitting at my desk with Toren while Debi was at a doctor’s appointment. Toren was kind of happy so we were playing. I’m not all that well-schooled on games to play with babies, but I do know peek-a-boo (who doesn’t?). So,…
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Toren’s first dedicated artwork
We just returned from a trip to Utah. We spent just over a week there. I already posted a few photos from some of the activities: pool party, Cragun family photoshoot, etc. I also did some work, interviewing people for an upcoming book chapter. I went hiking (will post about it soon) and then spent…
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survey fail
I received this fun little piece of mail the other day: If you click on it you’ll see that it says, “Dear Toren Cragun; WE VALUE YOUR OPINION.” It then proceeds to ask him to fill out a survey evaluating his recent doctor’s visit. I considered being a bit snarky and sending back the survey…
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Housing Market Rant
My sister posted a rant the other day… My turn! —Begin Rant— We bought a condo in Cincinnati because we were told: (1) home prices never go down and (2) if you’re going to live there for more than 2 years, it is a safe investment. We now recognize both of those as lies. Always,…
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Toren tag with nieces and nephews
I’m never 100% sure, but I think my parents now have 23 grandkids. My siblings are kind of split into older ones and younger ones (my brother Mark, who is just older than I am, is the transitional sibling). My older siblings all have finished having kids and their kids are now either in their…
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swimsuit edition
Thursday night my family had a pool party at my brother Danny’s house in Ogden. We have a swimsuit for Toren, even though he’s too young to swim at this point. But it was cute enough that we figured we should get some photos of him in it. Here’s one with all three of us…